Oil cup



L. B. JONES July 2-2, 1930.

OIL CUP Filed Oct 27, 1928 cili- I 221 body shown in Fig- 3 of the drawings Patented July 22; 1930 i if. am stones, or.cotun aus,;onro; 3 7' Application filed October 1928.- "Serial i116. 1315 462.

This invention relatesto the subject of brication jand has for its primary obj ect an improved oil cup which hasfaciliti'esfor receiving the, oil to be replenished in the 'cup same is'in motion.

10 Another object,ofthisinventioniis to providean opening in the topoffthe ioil cup through which an oil can spout is permitted to protrude when oil is placed in the cup together with means .for automatically clos'- ing the said opening when the oil can spout is withdrawn from the on i A further object of thls invention is to provide a gravity operatedoil can'spout door, positioned in the lid of the oil cup and having means for freely swinging when engaged by the spout of the oil can. l

A still further object of this invention is to provide an oil cup lid having a housing car ried by the lid with means forpermitting an oil can spout door to swing within the housing, f e v- I With these and many other objects in view which will become more readily apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination'and arrangement of parts as will'be hereinafter'more fully pointed out, illustrated and claimed. 7

It will bequite readily understoodby those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs that the same is quiit'esusceptible to various changes and modifications without departing from thespirit or scope of the in. vention, but a preferred and thoroughly practical embodiment of. the invention is.

shown in the accompanying drawings in wh1ch:

cu liig. 2 is an elevational view ofthe cup shown in Fig. 1. I j Fig.3 is a plan view of the oil cup body with the top removed- Fig. 4 is an elevational view-0f the cup drawn-.1 I 1 J ;iF g. 12 1s anend 'e'leIvat1ona'lrvlew'ofa'modie Fig; 1 is a plan view of my improved oil with z "a pendent "centre annular "FigQ 5 fis;:a -plan' view of having the body portion of: the cupwremovedv Fig. 6 is-an elevational view-of theoil cup top, showing the'oil jcan spoutgdoor'housing and; the gravity actuated .j door; swung opfen impositiontdpermitoil to be-;.'placed int he;

eat-f n er I uP t PT$hOWI1'lI11Fig. 61 ofl wi g f: Fig. .8 1 shows l a plan and elevational viewv of =the;-oildischargepimlasjsholwn n o m; tivfe position in Fig.2; ofthe draw ing I Fig. 9 shows plan and elevation & w-s o a an: helical spring iused between; thetop; ofgthe oil-cup lid ,andthe; wing nut 0n tlie top ,o;f; the; 65

- oil Iadjusti'ng pin-askil lustrated'in Fig. 20f

the? drawings..yz :75) 1 I Fig.1;10 shows: pla and :edgei YEWS of .a washer positioned between thegbottoinof the wing'nuton'theoil adjusting pin and the top drawings. 31; i

of. the.:helical spring shown; in; gf fithe Fig. ;1;1:shows:a plan, edge; len dyiewiof theigravity'actuated oilrcup ido'or, adaptedto be actuated by the spout of the oil can when replenishing the oil in thefcup; andclosediby grawityfwhen the spout of-th ficafieil' bfithe'bil p p wman 1mg; 7 01f the. drawings.-. 1 1 l l g f fFlg .13 showsra plan view of aiiiodilied form ofrthe, gravity actuated door shown in Fig. '11. Y 1'5 .4: ;Simila'r reference numerals -refer t -siniilar. iparts throughout the several figureslol? the drawings,

{The res ntinventionwas piiimarilyinade beTf lised onthe crosshead; guides ofsteam locomotives and'consistsessentiallyof body f rom the cup after bein l released her fr m-*1 .h'.e handse be s} s P e er-- w v portion desigiiatedfby the numsis iio, av-

ably made cone-shaped to provide a dripping edge 14 as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. In order that the oil in the body of the cupmay be discharged in a fixed and predetermined quantity a conical shaped oil control pin 15 is provided, having the lower end 16 adjacent the conical portion 15 threaded such as to coact with a threaded annular opening 17 in the cup body as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

In order that the oil control discharge'pin 15 may be rotated to permit fine adjustment ofoil discharge opening, a winged end 18 is provided. After the proper adjustment of oil opening has been made it is necessary that this adjustment be maintained and to this end I provide a helical spring shown positioned between the top 20" of the oil cup lid 21 and a washer 22 I positioned above the spring 19 immediately below the winged end 18 of'the oil control pin 15 asshownin 2 of the drawings. The oil cup lid 21 is further provided with a housing 23, which is shown rectangular in I shape, andcarries a-hinged gravity actuated door 24, adapted'to swing on a pin 25, shown positioned in-the housing: 23, Fig. 6, of the drawings. 1

The door 24 shown in position in Fig. of the drawings is provided with a depression,

26 against which the oil canspout is adapted to impinge when the cup is beingfilledwith oil as the'door is swung'inward by the. can

spout and when the spout is withdrawnthe' 1 door'swings by gravity toa vertical position, closing the opening in-the housing, thus pre venting in a very practical way the adulteration'of the oil in the cup by the accumulation of cinders and dirt and all material foreign to the'oil. a v

By reference to Fig. 1110f the drawings it will beobserved that the perforation adaptedto receive the pin is positioned in different ing being in communication with the cup body, a closure member pivoted at its top to a top portion of said housing whereby it is gravity actuated to close the 0 en side of said housing, said closure member 'eing of a size to fit the open side of the housing and to lie normally with its outer face flush with the outer face of the housing, and a stop formation on said closure member for engagement with the inner face of the housing to prevent the closure member from swinging outwardly through the open side of the housing.

' 3. In an oilcup, acupbody, aremovable cap for said body, a housing extending upwardly from said cap, one side of'said housing being open and the bottom of said housing being in communication with the cup body, and a end of an oil can spout is adapted to be engaged to effect opening of said member by pressure eXerted-thereagainst by the spout.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 1 y Y Y LLOYD B. JONES.

planefrom that in which the'centre of gravi- I ty is positioned, this construction readily per mits the door 24 to remain closed while the. locomotive is in motion, and the centre of gravity raised before thedoor is open such as to receive the oil can spout. V

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to be secured by Letters Patent is 1. In an oil cup, a cup body,a removable cap for said body, a housing extendin up-c wardly from said cap, one side of said ousing beingopen and the bottom of said hous}v said housing.

2. In an oil cup, a cup body, a removable capfor said bod a housing extendin upwardly from sai cap, one side of SELldIlOHS- ing being open and the bottomof said hous- 

